Her timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Alice Walker “Purple(1982), returns to the big screen for the first time in four decades.

Oscar-nominated film adaptation of the novel Steven Spielberg since 1985, follows a young black woman, Shelley (played by Whoopi Goldberg), as she tries to find her identity in rural Georgia while dealing with her abusive father and Southern prejudice. He will have a close relationship with jazz singer Shug. The trailer for the movie has just been released.

In 2005, Walker’s book was transferred to Broadway. Now Blitz Bazagul is directing his own version, based on the hit musical starring R&B star Fantasia Barino and Holly Bailey (The Little Mermaid), which ran on Broadway from 2007 to 2008. As Suga, we meet Taraji P. Henson. .

The film is described by Warner Bros. as “a bold take on a beloved and classic work”. The story follows the lives and struggles of black women living in the South in the early 1900s.

The film is a production of Oprah Winfrey, who starred in Steven Spielberg’s original film as Sophia and was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance. However, Spielberg is also involved in the production of the remake.

In April, Winfrey appeared at the Las Vegas CinemaCon festival to screen a clip from the film, telling the audience that the 1985 film “was one of the biggest and most important things that has ever happened to me.” He continued by adding that the production had a great personal meaning for him.

The Color Purple is expected to hit US theaters this Christmas.

According to CNN, IndieWire.